73.3% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Port Melbourne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap exists between Port Melbourne and the rest of the country in educational achievement. Far more people here have finished high school and earned degrees than the national average. This creates a highly qualified local population where nearly 44% of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the national figure, with 73.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 14 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Melbourne, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 43.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian figure of 29.2%.
43.9% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Port Melbourne, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 27.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a high advantage score and are much larger than those in most areas. While there are 40 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children compared to other areas.
1.23
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
524
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Port Melbourne
40 schools — 20,975 students, average ICSEA 1,111.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 9 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 11 · Combined 4
| Port Melbourne Secondary College, Port Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 416 | 1,101 |
| Port Melbourne Primary School, Port Melbourne | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 697 | 1,134 |
| Port Phillip Specialist School, Port Melbourne | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 99 | 1,082 |
| Albert Park College, Albert Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,657 | 1,127 |
| Montague School, South Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 16 | 983 |
| Albert Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 430 | 1,156 |
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 502 | 1,144 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 369 | 1,154 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Middle Park Primary School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 393 | 1,150 |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 402 | 1,105 |
| Newmark Primary, Williamstown | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 131 | 1,134 |
| Williamstown North Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 601 | 1,135 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| Sacred Heart School, Newport | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 297 | 1,126 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| St Mary's School, Williamstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 263 | 1,107 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Williamstown Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 460 | 1,123 |
| Williamstown High School, Williamstown | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,527 | 1,112 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Newport Lakes Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 566 | 1,126 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Bayside P-12 College, Williamstown | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 958 | 1,006 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 121 | 820 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 4.8 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| Newport Gardens Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 516 | 1,106 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22107/port-melbourne/topic/education